Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. 1 Dynamite and Celebrity 1
5. 2 Reimagining Bamiyan 29
6. 3 Islam Contempl ates the Buddhas 81
7. 4 On the Trail of Alexander 131
8. 5 Bamiyan, It s Future and It s Past 174
9. Further Reading 204
10. Illustrations 218
11. Acknowledgements 220
12. Index 221
13. Backmatter 243